Probably, many are afraid of the first visit to the gynecologist , because there is this terrible chair on which you will have to appear before the doctor in all its glory! What if the gynecologist turns out to be a man? It’s better to immediately turn around and leave than to burn with shame on the spot! And how many women have gotten into trouble, not knowing how to position themselves correctly on this chair! Sometimes women tell such stories about their first visit to the gynecologist that you laugh until you cry and decide to drag out this moment as long as possible. In general, go to the gynecologist as rarely as possible. But a gynecologist is an ordinary doctor . And by properly preparing for the visit, you can do without shame and fear . The women's website sympaty.net tells how to do this.
Deadlines
Gynecological examination of teenage girls is currently recommended from the age of 11. Previously, visits to the gynecologist were carried out at the age of 14-15 years. But due to the fact that gynecological diseases are getting younger and cases of early onset of sexual activity have become more frequent, from the age of 11 it is recommended to visit a gynecologist once a year against the background of complete health.
At this age, teenage girls begin to actively produce female sex hormones. As a result, the active formation of the genital organs and mammary glands occurs, and the girl’s figure becomes more feminine. Already at 12-13 years old, a girl can begin menstruation.
It is very important to monitor her condition during the period of maturation of a girl. During the examination, the doctor will be able to detect deviations in the formation of sexual characteristics and prescribe a comprehensive examination. If hormonal disorders can be diagnosed at the very beginning, then the chances of getting rid of them and avoiding infertility in the future will be much higher.
If a girl has pain in the lower abdomen, or unusual discharge is visible on her underwear, then she should go to the gynecologist immediately, regardless of the girl’s age. The pediatric gynecologist even sees newborns and one-year-old girls, if necessary.
So, there is such a disease as synechia, when the labia fusion occurs in little girls. In this case, the gynecologist will conduct an examination and prescribe treatment in infancy.
They talk nonsense, send photos, forget about hygiene: what pisses off a gynecologist at an appointment
DUSHANBE, Oct 2 – Sputnik. Doctors, representatives of this profession say about themselves, are grumpy people, but more often than not they are patient.
However, you can piss off even an obstetrician-gynecologist: if you are rude, invent diagnoses for yourself, ignore hygiene and doctor’s advice, play smart, or, on the contrary, believe in utter nonsense. Doctors are also often frustrated by the “system” and salaries.
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Scandals in the queue
Admission to the clinic is carried out using a coupon, but even without it, compassionate doctors often accept “emergency” patients (however, not everyone interprets this word correctly - there are, for example, those who need to undergo an emergency medical examination). The ticket indicates the appointment time, but for some you give five minutes, for others 25, and as a result the schedule shifts.
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So, it’s annoying to have special patients who intend to get into the office minute by minute, regardless of the fact that there is already someone in the chair at that moment or that there are other people in front of them in line (by the way, who should come in earlier, according to the coupon ). No less annoying are those who appear at the office an hour before the start of the appointment or five minutes before the end of the working day.
Ignorant: they come and talk nonsense
Patients often go to the wrong place. Some are convinced that it is worth contacting a gynecologist for all problems below the waist - both cystitis and hemorrhoids.
Others come with difficulties in their sexual life (sometimes even mental). The most favorite category is girls who run to the doctor immediately after “dangerous” sexual intercourse and ask to see if they are pregnant.
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The same point can be attributed to women who invent diagnoses for themselves and prescribe treatment on their own - “I read it on the Internet.” Or ladies who are sounding the alarm because, excuse me, their menstrual cycle has shifted by a day. Well, you are a woman, not a robot.
Hygiene is a separate problem
It’s embarrassing for a gynecologist to even complain about this, but patients sometimes feel completely comfortable coming to an appointment in underwear that is not the freshest.
Some people don’t care too much about personal hygiene either (although it’s definitely worth preparing for a doctor’s appointment not only mentally). There are others: they almost carry out disinfection in the toilet room of the clinic - immediately before the appointment, which makes examination difficult.
Fans of remote consultations
Many patients believe that the doctor himself is obliged to call them and advise them on the results of the analysis.
First of all, don't you think you should be more interested in them than in doctors? Secondly, do you know how many women are seen by a doctor at one site?
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And yet, the gynecologist often calls patients from his personal phone: for example, if the test results are really worrying.
And recording a doctor’s number in the phone book is a reason for daily communication for many. And the doctor gets annoyed when they start calling him (it’s scary to say, but some even send photos).
Boorish and arrogant
Gynecologists (and all other doctors) deal with rudeness from patients every day: they burst into the office during an examination, and are not stopped by either a soft or hard request to leave the room.
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In this category, people say “I just ask” and “I just find out the result of the analysis.” They really like to pump up their rights: they demand that they undergo some kind of examination (in the absence of evidence), because “I’m supposed to, I pay taxes” - and they threaten with complaints.
Patients who don't care about their health
Certain girls should be regularly tested for sexually transmitted infections.
So, in a year, out of everyone to whom the gynecologist gives good advice, only three to five return to him after the examination. People don’t seem to know what hepatitis and HIV are.
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For the same reason, the gynecologist is terribly infuriated by the medical examination of patients: the doctor calls everyone and invites them to visit.
It is not clear why a doctor should worry about whether a woman has deigned to come in once a year for an examination, get tested or get vaccinated.
“Sissies”
Some girls are not ready to endure discomfort during a medical examination. But demanding special care from a gynecologist is the same as asking a therapist to warm a stethoscope in his hands before touching it to your bare back.
The kindest doctor in the clinic is a pediatrician; and you are adults.
Even pregnant women and women in labor can get pissed off
In the birth block, everyone wants maximum attention - this is normal. But not all women in labor understand that there are many expectant mothers: five women can give birth at the same time per day, and it is physically impossible to hold the hand of each of them.
Sometimes there is no time to drink water or, excuse me, to go away to relieve oneself. And often you don’t even hear “thank you” later.
Girls who consider pregnancy and childbirth to be two completely elementary processes are annoying; you can know nothing about them, not prepare for them in any way, and completely ignore the commands of your obstetrician-gynecologist.
There are the opposite: well-read, who have studied everything: they also ignore the advice of doctors, but because they know better than them.
Sometimes the expectant mother literally interferes with her own birth. Nowadays, all doctors strive to carry out this process as naturally as possible, but there are strict indications for some women in labor: amniotomy or administration of oxytocin.
Mothers in labor are infuriated when they categorically refuse everything, believing that the doctor wants to speed up labor (of course, this is not the case). But this is no joke.
Early pregnant women go endlessly for ultrasounds (without indications). And everything would be fine - this is a harmless research method, but the point is this: in the first weeks you may not yet see the baby’s heartbeat; Naturally, this causes unnecessary and unreasonable anxiety in the girl.
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They are annoying because they are too proactive; some of them take a bunch of vitamins and dietary supplements on their own.
Remember: during a normal pregnancy, a woman needs only two tablets a day - iodine and folic acid. In some cases, going overboard is much worse.
“Blatnye”
No doctor can have a positive attitude towards a patient who trumps patrons and connections, and therefore demands special attention.
Exactly the same thing is infuriating about “priced” colleagues who are diligently trained in our country so that they go to earn money in another.
“The system” also sometimes infuriates
Doctors have a lot of questions about the Belarusian healthcare system. Why should the doctor, but the patient should not? Why does any complaint (even groundless) inevitably lead to a reprimand and deprivation of bonuses?
Why, in order to earn something, do you need to work almost twice as hard?
And why is a doctor’s work assessed by the implementation of some completely strange “plan” instead of studying the reviews of grateful patients?
Source: https://tj.sputniknews.ru/society/20191002/1029964894/chto-besit-ginekolog-pacient.html
At school
Many children are asked to undergo an annual medical examination right at school. This is very convenient; parents do not need to go to the clinic or wait in line. The children all undergo the necessary preventive examinations together, including the gynecologist’s office.
At school, the first examination by a gynecologist can be recommended for girls aged 11-14 years. The whole process can be carried out in a specialized class or a gynecological office at a school. If the necessary equipment is not available, the young patients go together to the nearest clinic, accompanied by a teacher and a medical worker.
But here parents and children often have a question about whether it is necessary to undergo the first examination by a gynecologist at school. By law, no one can force a child or adult to undergo a consultation with anyone, including a gynecologist. Therefore, a girl can refuse to visit a doctor at school, but she should not refuse an examination at all.
It is best if the first consultation with a pediatric gynecologist is carried out in a calmer environment and together with the mother, with a trusted doctor. In this case, the girl will not be so scared and lonely, her mother will be able to cheer her up.
Why go to a gynecologist?
A gynecologist can be called the chief doctor of women's health. But many representatives of the fair half of humanity do not visit him so often, believing that there is no need to go to him without a reason. The opinion is erroneous, since you need to go to a gynecologist if:
- noticed the presence of copious, unnatural discharge
with an unpleasant odor; - appeared in the perineum
, during lovemaking, urination, in a calm state; - are planning to conceive a child;
- there is a menstrual cycle disorder;
- there is a delay;
- decided to use some methods of contraception, before which consultation with a doctor is necessary;
- there is a frequent change of sexual partner,
since this lifestyle significantly increases the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS; - pregnant;
- there are gynecological diseases
(for treatment and prevention).
The main answer to the question of why go to a gynecologist is this: to maintain normal women’s health.
Indeed, at first, many gynecological diseases are asymptomatic and do not bother you. Neglecting checks can lead to erosion, cysts and other problems that could have been avoided by visiting a gynecologist on time.
Preparation
In order for a girl to easily endure a trip to a pediatric gynecologist, it is necessary to have a conversation with her. Most teenagers associate a gynecological examination with something painful and causes a feeling of shame. It is necessary to explain to the teenager that there is nothing wrong with going to the gynecologist, that the examination is necessary for her health.
You should definitely ask the girl how she wants to go to the doctor, alone or with her mother. If a daughter refuses to have her parents present, you should not force your opinion on her. The teenager needs to be told that there should be no secrets from the gynecologist. All questions must be answered honestly, no matter what happens. It is also worth mentioning that the doctor does not have the right to disclose information even to parents without the girl’s consent.
Immediately before the inspection, you must prepare by observing the following recommendations:
- If a girl is sexually active, she must abstain from sexual intercourse a day before the examination.
- If the girl is not sexually active, then it is necessary to empty her bowels before the examination, since the doctor will palpate through the rectum.
- Before going to the doctor, you need to wash yourself, but douching is prohibited.
- Before visiting the office, you must empty your bladder.
You need to take a diaper and disposable gloves with you. If a girl is sexually active, she will need a disposable gynecological speculum. In Russia, all instruments are included in the cost of inspection under compulsory medical insurance, so there is no need to buy accessories.
Is it possible to have sex before a gynecologist examination?
Gynecologists do not recommend having sex for 24 hours . The fact is that seminal fluid remains in the vagina, which interferes with a reliable analysis (smear), as a result of which the analysis may turn out to be inaccurate.
I asked a gynecologist and asked this question, to which she answered the following: it is impossible because the microflora is disturbed due to heavy discharge during sexual intercourse in women, and if sex is unprotected, then in general the indicators may be unreliable, and much has not been revealed. because it turns out that the microflora is “diluted”. She said that you shouldn’t even wash your face too much because of this a few hours before your appointment. Wash well at night, and wash lightly in the morning))) and go to the appointment.
Procedure
Mothers of girls, and the girls themselves, are interested in how to undergo an examination by a pediatric gynecologist and what the doctor will do in general. First, the specialist asks the patient whether she is sexually active or if something is bothering her.
Then the patient will be asked to undress from the waist down, put on a diaper and lie down on the gynecological chair. The doctor will examine the external genitalia, palpate the abdomen, and feel the uterus and appendages through the anus. A smear is taken from the vagina through a small hole in the hymen.
If a girl is sexually active, the doctor will conduct an examination in the mirrors. The specialist will also palpate the internal organs through the vagina.
An examination by a gynecologist takes only a minute.
This is enough for the doctor to assess the size of the ovaries and uterus, examine the genitals and discharge for inflammation. If any pathology is detected, additional examination and treatment will be prescribed. Share:
